Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
November.  1915. 
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ABSTRACTS  FROM  THE  MINUTES  OF  THE  BOARD  OF 
TRUSTEES. 
June  1st,  1915. — Fifteen  members  were  present.  The  Committee 
on  Supplies  reported  having  received  estimates  from  several  firms 
for  microscopes.  It  was  ordered  that  the  committee  be  authorized 
to  purchase  microscopes  with  the  approval  of  Professor  Kraemer. 
The  committee  further  reported  that  it  has  the  opportunity  of  advan- 
tageously purchasing  a  projecting  lantern.  The  committee  was  given 
power  to  act. 
Committee  on  Instruction  had  expected  to  present  a  report  cover- 
ing the  proposed  Roster  for  19 15-16,  but,  owing  to  the  amount  of 
work  involved,  the  committee  would  have  to  ask  further  indulgence, 
which  request  was  granted.  The  regular  order  of  business  was  sus- 
pended and  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Instruction,  as  presented 
at  the  meeting  in  May,  was  again  considered.  The  various  recom- 
mendations of  the  committee  were  taken  up  seriatim: 
First. — Recommending  the  establishment  of  a  two  years'  course 
and  the  Ph.G.  Degree,  which,  after  a  prolonged  and  animated  dis- 
cussion, was  adopted. 
Second  Recommendation^ — Post-graduate  course,  one  year,  and 
the  degree  of  Phar.D.,  entrance  requirements  sixty  counts.  Adopted. 
Third  Recommendation. — The  course  leading  to  the  degree  of 
Pharmaceutical  Chemist  (P.C.)  as  now  given  be  discontinued  after 
students  now  matriculated  for  the  course  complete  it.  Adopted. 
Fourth  Recommendation. — Post-graduate  course — two  years^- 
leading  to  the  degree  of  B.S.  be  established.  Amended,  "  subject  to 
the  opinion  of  counsel,"  and  adopted. 
Fifth,  Sixth,  and  Seventh  Recommendations,  relating  to  details 
connected  with  the  courses,  adopted. 
Eighth  and  Ninth  Recommendations,  relating  to  fees,  adopted. 
On  motion  it  was  voted  that  the  Board  express  its  appreciation 
of  the  work  of  the  Committee  on  Instruction. 
Amendment  to  the  By-Laws. — The  amendments  to  Article  VIII 
proposed  previously,  relating  to  the  necessary  changes  caused  by  the 
adoption  of  the  new  courses,  were  then  adopted. 
Committee  on  Examinations  presented  the  names  of  the  candi- 
dates for  the  degree  of  Doctor  in  Pharmacy  (P.D.).  A  vote  being 
taken  and  the  ballot  clear,  the  Chair  declared  the  candidates  entitled 
to  receive  the  degree  P.D. 
